Retail Training & Development Associate

• Support training strategy and implementation plan for Malaysia Retail stores, adapting global strategies/content as needed to align with the needs and priorities of the business
• Partner with the Retail Management team to implement business strategies and support sales and service goals with impactful training initiatives, including for annual Store Manager Conferences and other priority programs
• Help drive a differentiated customer experience in stores by understanding customer shopping needs, competitive best practices, and the luxury service environment (within and beyond retail)
• Champion and support the implementation of The Coach Experience selling ceremony in stores
• Leverage and maintain Coach's online learning platform to ensure strong and effective implementation of foundational Coach training programs and tangible impact on sales and KPIs
• Regularly participate in store visits (cadence TBD) to understand evolving in-store experience, store level opportunities and implementation considerations
• Support in the development of effective networks/mechanisms for training implementation (e.g., store/regional train-the-trainer initiatives)
• Provide training support to the Wholesale and distribution partner network as needed, adapting materials to meet the needs of their business
• Gather and utilize field feedback to assess effectiveness of training programs and identify ongoing training needs and opportunities

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in retail or hospitality training and development
• Strong competency in creating engaging training content and learning tools
• Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Ability to develop and implement creative approaches to training programs that drive tangible results
• Ability to implement strategies, measure impact, and make necessary adjustments to achieve objectives
• Ability to analyze customer-related data and draw conclusions leading to improvement recommendations
• Ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships
• Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task projects in a dynamic, fast paced environment with shifting priorities
• Luxury brand experience a plus

• Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
• Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
• Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
• Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.

• Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
• Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
• Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale and spirit in their team; shares wins and successes; fosters open dialogue; lets people finish and be responsible for their work; defines success in terms of the whole team; creates a feeling of belonging in the team.

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